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Chemical, biological (CB) — and sometimes radiological — warfare agents were assigned what is termed a military symbol by the U.S. military until the American chemical and biological weapons programs were terminated (in 1990 and 1969, respectively). Military symbols applied to the CB agent fill, and not to the entire weapon. A chemical or biological weapon designation would be, for example, "Aero-14/B", which could be filled with GB, VX, TGB, or with a biological modification kit – OU, NU, UL, etc. A CB weapon is an integrated device of (1) agent, (2) dissemination means, and (3) delivery system.

Military symbols can sometimes reflect the name of where a chemical agent is manufactured. For example, chloropicrin has the symbol PS, which was derived from the British town in which it was manufactured during the First World War: Port Sunlight.{{cite book|last1=Foulkes|first1=C.H.|title="GAS!" — The Story of the Special Brigade|date=31 Jan 2012|publisher=Andrews UK Limited|page=193}}

Chemical agents

=Blood agents=

{{Main|Blood agent}}

  • AC – hydrogen cyanide{{sfn|FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds|p=II-32}}
  • CK – cyanogen chloride{{sfn|FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds|p=II-34}}
  • SA – Arsine{{sfn|FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds|p=II-36}}

=Choking agents=

{{Main|Pulmonary agent}}

=Blister agents=

{{Main|Blister agent}}

  • H – mustard gas
  • HD – distilled mustard gas{{sfn|FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds|p=II-38}}
  • T – O-Mustard
  • Q – sesquimustard
  • L – Lewisite{{sfn|FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds|p=II-50 to II-51}}
  • HL – mustard-lewisite mixture{{sfn|FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds|p=II-54}}
  • HT – mustard-T mixture{{sfn|FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds|p=II-48 to II-49}}
  • HQ – mustard-Q mixture
  • HN – nitrogen mustard{{sfn|FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds|p=II-41}}
  • ED – ethyl dichloroarsine{{sfn|FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds|p=II-59}}
  • MD – methyl dichloroarsine{{sfn|FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds|p=II-60 to II-61}}
  • PD – phenyl dichloroarsine{{sfn|FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds|p=II-57}}
  • CX – Phosgene oxime{{sfn|FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds|p=II-63}}

=Tear agents=

{{Main|Lachrymatory agent}}

=Vomiting agents=

=Psycho agents=

{{Main|Psychochemical warfare}}

=Nerve agents=

{{Main|Nerve agent}}

  • GA – tabun [EA1205]{{sfn|FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds|p=II-15}}
  • GB – sarin [EA1208]{{sfn|FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds|p=II-18}}
  • GB2 – sarin as a binary agent from mixing OPA (isopropyl alcohol+isopropyl amine) + DF [EA5823]
  • GD – soman [EA1210]{{sfn|FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds|p=II-21}}
  • GF – cyclosarin [EA1212]{{sfn|FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds|p=II-24}}
  • GE – ethyl sarin
  • GH – O-isopentyl sarin [EA1221]
  • GS – S-butyl sarin [EA1255]
  • GV – (dimethylaminoethyl phosphorodimethyl amidoylfluoridate) [EA5365]
  • VE – VE nerve agent [EA1517]
  • VG – Amiton (O,O-diethyl-S-[2-(diethylamino)ethyl] phosphorothioate) [EA1508]
  • VM – Edemo [EA1664]
  • VS – (O-Ethyl S-2-(diisopropylamino)ethyl ethylphosphonothiolate) [EA1677]Hoenig, Steven L. (2007), Compendium of Chemical Warfare Agents, Springer, pp 106-109, {{ISBN|978-0-387-34626-7}}
  • VP – (3-pyridyl 3,3,5-trimethylcyclohexyl methylphosphonate) [EA1511]US 3903098
  • VR – VR nerve agent (O-isobutyl S-(2-diethaminoethyl) methylphosphothioate)
  • VX – VX nerve agent [EA1701]{{sfn|FM 3-11.9 Potential Military Chemical/Biological Agents and Compounds|p=II-27}}
  • TZ – Saxitoxin

=Experimental agents=

{{See|Edgewood Arsenal human experiments}}

Material Testing Program EA (Edgewood Arsenal) numbers:

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Biological agents

=Mycotic biological agents=

{{Main|Biological agent}}

  • OC - Coccidioides mycosis

=Bacterial biological agents=

{{Main|Biological agent}}

=Chlamydial biological agents=

=Rickettsial biological agents=

=Viral biological agents=

=Biological vectors=

=Biological toxins=

{{Main|Toxin}}

Others

=Simulants=

=Radiological agent=

{{Main|Radiological weapon}}

  • RA -

References

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Bibliography

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{{Chemical agents}}

{{U.S. chemical weapons}}

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